Institut für Toxikologie der Medizinischen Hochschule Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, D-2400 Lübeck F.R.G.
Abstract:
Malotilate (diisopropyl-1,3-dithiol-2-ylidenemalonate) prevented liver damage induced by paracetamol in male mice only when given 1 h prior to the hepatotoxic agent. Furthermore, it partially inhibited paracetamol-induced glutathione depletion in mouse liver, indicating that the antihepatotoxic activity of malotilate is related to an interaction with the bioactivation of paracetamol.